Feeding Time for The European Night Crawlers and Red Wigglers! These Are Some Happy Worms! 

See that corn meal in background, thats all you need !

Yes equal parts corn meal and oatmeal also add some crushed egg shells which i put in my spice grinder! Also chicken mash is good!

I've raised worms for 40 years, my dad did also. We used the highest yield of protein chick starter, soaked it in 5gal buckets of water until it ferments, then feed. The red worms love it.

Larry, I have just started with worms. When I was doing research, I found your videos and watched many, many. I loved them. Keep it up!

Rolled oats is less processed but either will work! As far as the egg shells add some to the food but you can also sprinkle on the worm bed!

Have been raising red wigglers for the past few years decided to try European nightcrawlers. Ordered the worms and set up a 27 gal tote with natural bedding ( leaf mold, compost, shredded leaves and a bit of native soil). When the worms arrived I dumped them in the bin, gave them a good shower and left them alone for a few days before feeding them. After giving them a good feeding, I checked the bin a week later to see how things were going. The food was all gone, but even after I fed and covered them, these little darlings were climbing up the sides of the tote. The red wigglers have never done that. So now when I feed them, I disturbed them as little as possible and do it under a good light. Live and learn. Just subscribed to your channel, look forward to taking a closer look. Stay well!!!

Thank you for your videos especially for the one on eggshells. I have been grinding them by hand. It was hard work, took ages and never gave me the fine powder I got after 1 minute or so in the grinder.

Having given up on worm composting for years after the meltdown I am now going to start again after watching your videos and since I have time to see to the compost properly now that I have retired.

The liquid that drains from the box is a great liquid fertilizer and allows you to use your scraps (they love tea bags).. If you add some brown material with your scrapes (which is better for your worms anyway) the moisture stays pretty spot on. Brown materials are organic things that sit and won't smell bad over time and are not overly wet. Popular ones include coffee grounds, AGED dead leaves/yard cuttings/grass (do not use fresh of any of those, the material should already be beginning to break down and dry. A leaf/yard pile is awesome for this) , shredded newspaper, chemical free wood pulp/saw dust (in small quantities-they break down very slowly). There may be others but don't give your worms citrus, onion family (onions, scallions, garlic,etc.), or chlorinated water. If you use tap water let it sit and air out over night or more. If you have a yard or garden check out worm tea (made from castings) and free range worms here on YT. There are so many great videos out there from people who know more than I do. Happy worming friends. Be blessed. --Caution,I heard someone crashed their worm farm with cornmeal so do your research and add it slowly.

Wow, I would be in fishing heaven!

I just feed my worms mostly composted grass clippings as bedding and food scrap smoothies and they love it

i have feed corn put in the blender an it is super fine

I have been vermicomposting for about a year now and I have enough to really good a good organic start and test this year. I will also be using worm tea [already have on some cuttings] and liquid seaweed going all organic this year.

great video's Larry . I have learned so much. but in the process of learning it has just created many more questions. I wont bother asking when you have so many fans that are still waiting for you to answer their questions. we all hope you can find some time to address some of them. God bless and looking forward to knew videos

They will handle down to 38 degrees and as high as 85 but thrive at anywhere between 65 and 75!

love your videos....I have red wigglers and super red euro crawlers....love this new hobby

thanks for sharing

Thanks too for the excellent tip on feeding compost worms. Years ago I had a 10 litre bucket with bought worms. Though I just threw the waste in it went fine till I put some mackrel scraps in it. It got so hot the worms melted. Did it stink. I could not save 1 worm.

As they grow and multiply I will split them into 2 tubs!

Chicken mash is what you start baby chickens on! It is very fine ground meal!

Thank You Larry for sharing your very interesting and helpful videos..

I am just playing around with the worm chow to see if it really makes a difference! Hey it is a lot cheaper than golf right!

Larry who sells the best worms

Thank you for the tip Larry. Looks like a Great idea to me. Nice video! God Bless ✝

Keep a light on the worms at night, and during lightning storms, this will retain the worms, they will never crawl out.

I am just experimenting!

ground corn works good for us, over the winter thats all we give our worms,

hey larry, i feel the same as you about earthworms (nothing cooler) but hey... you have to try putting down some fresh carrot pulp collected from your juicer and watch how fast it vanishes. like a full half gallon over night!!!

How do you keep compost worms in the bin for those who use uncovered bins on shelves?

I bought beer at the Westside liquor store

Hi Larry do you sell your red wiglers & ship to PA. ? I'm just starting out I'm 74 years young &'i want the beautiful composting you guys do.👍😜🇺🇸💈

I use chick starter and leftover veggies to feed mine .

wao very good thank you

Nice job Larry, you've got some beautiful castings working there. A couple of notes that may be of interest, the 5 gal buckets can work great for anyone, but they're only about 3/4 sq ft of surface area so only about 3/4 lb of worms in each bucket for their optimum production. Also, the Worm Chow is great stuff but at over $2 a lb...with worms eating 1/2 their body weight a day (some say their entire body weight) a lb of worms will cost you over $30 a month to feed! Yikes!

I have a question by giving them the dry dood and laying down the wet paper does the food stick to the paper and still eat it

thank your for the video, following your instructions and starting today

They love you Larry they do look happy

Ive put old loaves of bread in and in two days theyre gone ill try the oatmeal and cornmeal

I make my own chow - half the fun :)

It is what all the Pro worm growers use!

Worm chow. Great tip. I'll be searching for some. Tfs

Cool Video Larry, I used to keep worms for fishing when I was a kid, now I', old and want to start fishing and worming again, are you still doing this? Thanks for posting

I have a question I'm new doing this worm bin. by you adding the powder food and adding the wet news paper will that powder stick to the paper and still the worms will eat it

I don't use European night crawlers but the red worms. Do this European worms need to be in not so wet bedding. I ask you because my bean is always so wet that i can't sift it but I'm afraid that if i let it dry i will damage the worms.

I think the whole point of having a worm farm is to feed them healthy kitchen food scraps ! Not to buy worm food . They eat your food waist ! If you want to supplement that … add crushed egg shells for calcium and grit !

If you only feed with worm food will you only have worms in your bin instead of all the other bugs that come with composting?

Thanks Larry. Informative as always. I have a bag of Rabbit Chow I'm going to try. We'll see how that goes. It's easier for me to get locally.

Wow! Some serious worms you have Larry. Thanks for the vid, I just subscribed. I love the idea of "worm chow"!

How big of a bin should i use for my 200 euro nightcrawlers? I want to try to keep a steady colony of 500 worms. I am currently using a bin that is 16 L x 11 W inches and is 7 inches deep. Is that enough for 200 worms? and will it be enough for 500 worms??

So you soak your newspaper? I put myn in dry and it comes out soaked in less than a day. Is it soaked because they are breaking it down?

new to this. great video. can you throw as much of the worms into the fruit trees i have in my garden. any down side to these worms in the soil. thank you!

What would happen if you raised reds with nightcrawlers in the same bin? Are they carnivorous ?

Where do you get so many worms at? Like do you just find them or go to a Walmart and buy out their whole fridge... And also do you fish with them to keep the numbers down?

Hello sir, your video was very interesting, I thinking to start olive farming in morocco in 30 hector, can you please advise me how can i make big quantity of earthworms compost to fulfil my need, i don’t want to use chemical fertiliser, i know it’s a hot country but i will try to arrange bit cool place for worms . Tell me what types of worms i should use ?? Thanks ,,

Love your video and the series you did really helpful 😊

What size bin is it and how deep is your bedding

It's a great supplement, just add a little in like you've been doing, but it would be hard to raise worms solely on that stuff unless you're buying wholesale and turning a lot of volume in a short time. Just make sure that you're feeding those Alabama Jumpers "grits" instead of just plain corn meal! LOL! Keep up the good work!

Hello, what is the white powder that you feed the worms, what components they carry. Hola, que es el polvo blanco que le echa usted de alimento a las lombrices, que componentes lleva.

You have a great assortment of worms =) I started with red wigglers last year and I'm looking forward to warmer weather when I can bring them up from the basement. I'm having so much fun with them! I'm subbing to your channel to learn more! Thanks for a good video =)

How often do you change out the bedding in the night crawlers since you have no drain holes ? How many night crawlers did that bin start with ?

How much does a pound of the european night crawlers cost

Hey new worm farmer here. I'm wondering if I put red wiglers in with my night crawlers if they will kill each other off. I ordered 1000 today and have room for them in my night crawler box. I'm wondering because I feel like the red wigglers would help keep their that cleaner since they are really good at composting. I'm planning to use the red wigglers for fertilizer and the nightcrawlers to sell to fisherman

My friend feed all his worms Worm chow and made thousands but you need to buy it in 50lb bags!

Show me the box are bag of worm chow and the name of it

Have you been able to get the Red Wigglers to grow like the ones from the Soy Bean Mill?

my earthworms are growing mine are only red wrigglers. can you really have 2 types of earthworms in the bluebox????

I want to use them for fishing!

How long have the bit made for the worms.'. Can you over feed the worms?

I read ph level 8.4 with nitrogen soil conditions fits best. What do you think ?

When you start a bucket how long will take be for they start having baby s

Good job---worm chow sounds interesting

Larry how do you get rid of pot worms? One of my bins have a bunch in it and I can't sell them

Do you still keep worms?

Rolled oats not instant oats right ? If you had a 2# feed mix 1# oats and 1# cornmeal how many egg shells would you add ? Would a food processer /chopper work as well ? Or a blender ?

awesome video I am going to order that purina stuff today,,i need it,, I want big fat worms, ur the worm dude for sure.

Great White is still playing????

Have you had any problems with flies and maggots?

Can I give my worms only paper and aged compost as bedding?

What powder is it sprinkled ?

I always party with Wormy Shermy on the Weekends ... I C Ya !!

I raise these worms for fish bait, and garden soil.

Thanks for info mr larry , i have red worms

Once the egg shells are nukced is there a self life on them ?

What is the name of this worm. where can I buy.

Larry can this be done with a two bucket system the top bucket I will drill holes underneath If in case I decide to feed worms food scraps, as you said they will be more wet and will have some sort of liquid.

Can you please tell us about the ingredients of this food?

Out of curiosity, how much does he get per hundred pounds? Just curious as in the 1970's, McDonalds was alleged to have been using worms in their meat mix. When Burger King asked where's the beef, they weren't kidding. The FDA allows so much poop and ext. Where what the laws were then, who knows, but even if there's laws exist doesn't mean they're abided by.

Any recoommendations for an substitute for the Purina? It has Porcine - Pig & Fish meal. I would like a work around those ingredients.

Worm chow is that all you use to feed your worms?

Can you feed nightcrawlers grits?

Can you feed red wigglers to the chickens as source of protein?

where do y put your finished worm poop? inside, in the garage. can I put it in the pale outside next to the wall on the north side? will they freeze, i mean their cocoon? thank you

love your vids...............we just got these Europeans down under.........apart from size how do you tell the difference between the European and the reds (we call them tiger worms)?????........the problem for me is they both have stripes. thanks heaps :)

Hey Larry I watch your videos and I found them very interesting, I want to start a worm bin with Red Wigglers but also have a 55 Gallon barrel I made into a vertical garden and installed a 4" PVC with holes in the middle. I want to use this European Night Crawler in this barrel.

do u mix the corn mill and the oat mill to feed the worms?

Just Google the Worm Dude he has all kinds of worms! I want thousands of worms because I want to make lots of compost!

Thanks.. I will and I just want "free" fish bait..I'm tired of having to go places to get bait when all I'd have to do is take a 5 gallon bucket of worms with me all the time...lol

My fish would like this.. 😋😍

Hey Larry just started my night crawlers. What do you use for their bedding? Would you mind sharing your recipe or do you have a vid on it? Thanks so much!

Salute from Brazil! Very interesting vídeos! Do you know if it can be used as bait for fishing in saltwater? Did anyone ever try? I love fishing at the beach and feel tempted to start a worm Box!